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2024

M. H. Crabbe, A. R. Kennedy, C. E. Weetman and R. E. Mulvey.

Helv. Chim. Acta 2024, e202400077.
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T. Chowdhury, F. Murphy, A.R. Kennedy, C. Wilson, J. H. Farnaby and C. E. Weetman 

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 21, 9390–9394

Special Issue 'Ligand-Metal Complementarity in Rare Earth and Actinide Chemistry'
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33/ Synthesis, characterisation, and catalytic application of a soluble molecular carrier of sodium hydride activated by a substituted 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine

P. A. MacDonald, A. R. Kennedy, C. E. Weetman, S. D. Robertson, R. E. Mulvey

Commun. Chem. 2024, 7, 94.
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32/ Synthesis and Reactivity of an Aluminium N-heterocyclic Aminal

T. Wilde, F. Murphy, C. R. T. Smylie, A. R. Kennedy, C. E. Weetman

Chem. Asian J. 2024, 19, e202301058

Special Issue 'Emerging Researchers' and highlighted as a Very Important Paper

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2023

31/ Porous metal-organic cages based on rigid bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-7-ene type ligands: synthesis, structure, and gas uptake properties

B. Doñagueda Suso, A. Legrand, C. Weetman, A. R. Kennedy, A. J. Fletcher, S. Furukawa, G. A. Craig

Chem. Eur. J. 2023 e202300732.

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30/ An Aluminum Telluride with a Terminal Al=Te Bond and its Conversion to an Aluminum Tellurocarbonate by CO2 Reduction

H. Xu, A. Kostenko, C. Weetman, S. Fujimori, S. Inoue
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, 11, 8 p., e202216021.
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29/ Synthesis and Structural Comparisons of NHC-Alanes

F. Murphy, A. R. Kennedy, C. E. Weetman
Inorganics 2023, 11(1)

Special issue Synergy between Main Group and Transition Metal Chemistry 

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2022

28/ Isolation of Cyclic Aluminium Polysulfides by Stepwise Sulfurization

H. Xu, C. Weetman, F. Hanusch, S. Inoue
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2022, 28, e20210404. [Weblink]

2021

27/ Reactivity studies and structural outcomes of a bulky dialkylaluminium amide in the presence of the N-Heterocyclic Carbene, ItBu

V. A. Pollard, M-A. Fuentes, S. D. Robertson, C. Weetman, A. R. Kennedy, J. Brownlie, F. J. Angus, C. Smylie, R. E. Mulvey
Polyhedron, 2021, 209, 115469-115480.

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26/ Germyliumylidene: A Versatile Low Valent Group 14 Catalyst

D. Sarkar, S. Dutta, C. Weetman, E. Schubert, C. Jandl, D. Koley, S. Inoue
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2021, 27, 13072-13078.

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25/ Low Valent Main Group Chemistry in Small Molecule Activation

C. Weetman
Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, R.A. Scott (Ed.). Pages 1-20.

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24/ Reversible Activation and Transfer of White Phosphorus by Silyl‐Stannylene

D. Sarkar, C. Weetman, D. Munz, S. Inoue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 3519-3523.

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23/ Main group multiple bonds for bond activations and catalysis

C. Weetman
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2021, 27, 1941-1954.
Selected by the Editorial Office for our Showcase of outstanding Review-type articles

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2020

22/ N-heterocyclic carbene-stabilized germa-acylium ion: reactivity and utility in catalytic CO2 functionalizations

D. Sarkar, C. Weetman, S. Dutta, E. Schubert, C. Jandl, D. Koley, S. Inoue
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142, 15403-15411.

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21/ Recent Developments in Low Valent Aluminium Chemistry

C. Weetman, H. Xu, S. Inoue
Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, R.A. Scott (Ed.). Pages 1-20.

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20/ Aluminium Double Bonds; Aryl vs Silyl stabilisation for small molecule activation

C. Weetman, A. Porzelt, P. Bag, F. Hanusch, S. Inoue
Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 4817-4827.

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2019

19/ NHI and NHC-supported Al(III)hydrides for amine-borane dehydrocoupling catalysis

C. Weetman, N. Ito, M. Unno, F. Hanusch, S. Inoue
Inorganics, 2019, 7(8), 92.

Special Issue Organoaluminium compounds.
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18/ CO2 fixation and Catalytic Reduction by a Neutral Aluminium Double Bond

C. Weetman, P. Bag, T. Silzvási, C. Jandl, S. Inoue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58, 10961-10965.

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2018

17/ Selective and catalytic carbon dioxide and heteroallene activation mediated by cerium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

P. L. Arnold, R. W. F. Kerr, C. Weetman, S. R. Docherty, J. Rieb, F. L. Cruickshank, K. Wang, C. Jandl, M. W. McMullon, A. Pothig, F. E. Kuhn, and A. D. Smith
Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 8035-8045. 
Selected as ChemSci pick of the week’ and ‘2018 Chemical Science HOT article collection’
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16/ The Road Travelled: After Main Group Elements as Transition Metals

C. Weetman, S. Inoue
ChemCatChem, 2018, 10, 4213–4228.

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15/ Experimental Realisation of Elusive Multiple-bonded Aluminium Compounds: A New Horizon in Aluminium Chemistry

P. Bag, C. Weetman, S. Inoue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2018, 57,14394–14413.
Special Issue: 150th Anniversary of the Technical University of Munich
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14/ Destruction of chemical warfare simulants by air and moisture stable metal NHC complexes

C. Weetman, S. Notman, P. L. Arnold
Dalton Transactions, 2018, 47, 2568-2574.
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2017

13/ Reduction of carbon dioxide by hydrosilanes catalysed by the perrhenate anion

D. S. Morris, C. Weetman, J. T. C. Wennmacher, M. Cokoja, F. E. Kühn, J. B. Love
Catalysis, Science & Technology, 2017, 7, 2838-2845.
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12/ Hydrodeoxygenation of isocyanates: snapshots of a magnesium-mediated C=O bond cleavage

Y. Yanga, M. D. Anker, J. Fang, M. F. Mahon, L. Maron, C. Weetman and M. S. Hill
Chemical Science, 2017, 8, 3529-3537.
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11/ Easy access to nucleophilic boron through diborane to magnesium boryl metathesis

A-F. Pecharman, A. L. Colebatch, M. S. Hill, C. L. McMullin, M. F. Mahon, C. Weetman
Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 15022.
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2016

10/ Magnesium catalysis for the hydroboration of carbodiimides

C. Weetman, M. S. Hill, M. F. Mahon
Chemistry A European Journal, 2016, 22, 7158 – 7162.
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9/ Alkaline earths as main group reagents in catalysis

M. S. Hill, D. J. Liptrot, C. Weetman
Chemistry Society Reviews, 2016, 45, 972-988.
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8/ Magnesium catalysed hydroboration of nitriles

C. Weetman, M. D. Anker, M. Arrowsmith, M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Kohn, D. J. Liptrot, M. F. Mahon
Chemical Science, 2016, 7, 628-641.
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7/ Magnesium-catalysed hydroboration of pyridines: Kinetic analysis and poly-pyridine dearomatisation

C. Weetman, M. S. Hill, M. F. Mahon
Polyhedron, 2016, 103, 115-120.
Special Issue in honour of Prof. Malcolm Chisholm
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6/ Facile kinetic induction of a dihydropyridide to pyrrolide ring contraction

D. R. Carbery, M. S. Hill, M. F. Mahon, C. Weetman
Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 5925 – 5928.
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2015

C. Weetman, M. S. Hill, M. F. Mahon
Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 14477-14480
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4/ Kinetically Directed Reactivity of Magnesium Dihydropyridides with Organoisocyanates

M. S. Hill, D. J. MacDougall, G. Kociok-Kohn, M. F. Mahon, and C. Weetman
Organometallics, 2015, 34, 2590-2599
Mike Lappert commemorative issue
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2014

3/ Selective reduction of CO2 to a methanol equivalent by B(C6F5)3-activated alkaline earth catalysis

M. D. Anker, M. Arrowsmith, P. Bellham, M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Köhn, D. J. Liptrot, M. F. Mahon and C. Weetman
Chemical Science, 2014, 5, 2826-2830.
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2011

2/ Magnesium hydrides and the dearomatisation of pyridine and quinoline derivatives

M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Köhn, D. J. MacDougall, M. F. Mahon and C. Weetman
Dalton Transactions, 2011, 40 (46), 12500-12509.
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1/ Magnesium-catalyzed hydroboration of pyridines

M. Arrowsmith, M. S. Hill, T. Hadlington, G. Kociok-Kohn, and C. Weetman
Organometallics, 2011, 30 (21), 5556-5559.
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